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package com.rapidminer.operator.repository;

import com.rapidminer.operator.Operator;
import com.rapidminer.operator.OperatorDescription;
import com.rapidminer.operator.OperatorException;
import com.rapidminer.operator.ports.DummyPortPairExtender;
import com.rapidminer.operator.ports.PortPairExtender;


/**
 * Abstract Operator for Repository Management. It just provides dummy input and output ports with a
 * pass through rule for MD.
 * 
 * @author Nils Woehler
 * 
 */
public abstract class AbstractRepositoryManagerOperator extends Operator {

	private PortPairExtender dummyPorts = new DummyPortPairExtender("through", getInputPorts(), getOutputPorts());

	/**
	 * @param description
	 */
	public AbstractRepositoryManagerOperator(OperatorDescription description) {
		super(description);

		dummyPorts.start();

		getTransformer().addRule(dummyPorts.makePassThroughRule());
	}

	@Override
	public void doWork() throws OperatorException {
		dummyPorts.passDataThrough();
	}

}
